I'm pretty sure not many people in Ontario, let alone the rest of Canada, took time off from their busy lives, or Summer, to watch Kathleen Wynne's Throne Speech today.And neither did I eh? Because summer is too precious, life is too short, and since I'm flying to Britain soon, I've
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The Scott Ross: Wikipedia’s Entry On Momentum
Political momentum is nothing like the momentum of physics. In the world of Newton and Einstein appearances don’t cause forces, whereas in politics, appearances are forces.Stephen Harper became Leader of the Conservative Party in 2003, he faced two sub…
Continue readingThe Scott Ross: Wikipedia’s Entry On Momentum
Political momentum is nothing like the momentum of physics. In the world of Newton and Einstein appearances don’t cause forces, whereas in politics, appearances are forces. Stephen Harper became Leader of the Conservative Party in 2003, he faced two subsequent general elections before finally winning a minority government in 2006.
Continue readingThe Scott Ross: Wikipedia’s Entry On Momentum
Political momentum is nothing like the momentum of physics. In the world of Newton and Einstein appearances don’t cause forces, whereas in politics, appearances are forces. Stephen Harper became Leader of the Conservative Party in 2003, he faced two subsequent general elections before finally winning a minority government in 2006.
Continue readingEh Types: Fault Lines
I took a little time off after the election. Conservatives foretold the end of times if Premier Wynne were re-elected and I wanted to be prepared. Thrilled as I was by a majority no one called, well almost no one, I’m disappointed by the lack of hellfire promised to me
Continue readingCarbon49 - Sustainability for Canadian businesses: Telus Launch Green Rooftop with Community Garden
Office building green roofs tend to be a ‘spectator sport’: look but don’t touch. Telus, one of the Big-Three telecom in Canada, launch their participatory rooftop garden in their downtown Toronto building where staff are encouraged to seed, water, weed, and harvest the vegetables. I talk to Sameer Panjwani, National
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: Ontario To Canada: You Owe Us, You Ungrateful Pricks
Ontario has subsidized the rest of this frozen craphole of a nation since before the latest generation of carpers and whiners huddled under skins sucking their mama’s tit in a Yert outside of Mushaboo. If Ontario hadn’t financed Abasand Oils, Great Canadian, and on and on, Albertans would still be struggling to
Continue readingPolitics, Re-Spun: Ontario Election: Polling Fails Again!
After spectacular failures during the Alberta and BC elections, polling, as an industry struggling for credibility, lost yesterday’s election in Ontario along with the neoliberal, anti-social Hudak. 308.com reviewed the polling as of the day before the election. Polls indicated that there would most likely be a Liberal minority government.
Continue readingTrashy's World: I might sound like a broken record…
…because over and over I have said that Nanos is the ONLY pollster worth watching. Here is why (emphasis mine): Some key observations on this evening’s Ontario election: Tonight’s election results suggest that even though there was a general perception in the media that Tim Hudak won the debate with
Continue readingThe Progressive Right: Election Night Prediction ( #onpoli #voteon )
[This is a scheduled blog post]This was my original prediction for tonight’s election results. We’ll see how well I did!
Continue readingThe Progressive Right: Election Night Prediction ( #onpoli #voteon )
[This is a scheduled blog post] This was my original prediction for tonight’s election results. We’ll see how well I did!
Continue readingThe Progressive Right: Election Night Prediction ( #onpoli #voteon )
[This is a scheduled blog post] This was my original prediction for tonight’s election results. We’ll see how well I did!
Continue readingTrashy's World: In 1990…
I got it wrong. Very wrong. I have been following – well, more than following – Canadian politics since I was 17… That was 1979. And, except for 1990, I’ve been pretty close to figuring it out. I haven’t been that far off the mark. But tonight? I have so
Continue readingEh Types: Why Do We Vote?
In a democracy there are almost as many reasons to vote as their are voters. Some vote out a sense of civic obligation, others vote so they can still feel entitled to complain about the results. For some one issue not only dictates why they vote but how they vote.
Continue readingTrashy's World: Vote. It’s easy.
Just do it. As I was explaining to my two youngest kids yesterday on the drive home after school, literally millions of people have died and are dying to do what we in Canada take for granted: The right to choose our leaders. So vote. Exercise this right for which
Continue readingcmkl: How many more elections until we stop paying attention to polls
I have to wonder why phone polls are still news and still given so much credence both by the media, media consumers and the political class generally. Almost the most interesting thing about the Ontario election (apart from the disintegration of Tim Hudak’s written-for-buzzfeed campaign platform) has been how completely
Continue readingOntario Election: Evaluating Voter Engagement In My Riding Of Parkdale-High Park
Obviously some of the onus is on voters to research candidates, platforms, and issues, and to think for themselves about who and what they want to cast their ballot for. That being said, the opportunity to engage with a candidate one-on-one can have a tremendous impact on voter intention –
Continue readingEh Types: Why I’m Voting Liberal
An election should be about what sort of society we want. What do we value? What goals, needs, and initiatives will we prioritize over others? Most importantly, what steps will government take to improve people’s lives? As vital as business is, there are areas government can improve lives where business
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: #PCloadLetter The Ontario PCs Send Misdirecting Mail #VoteOn
.@kady @KrankyKanuck @Mary_OGrady @1223Chuck Wouldn't you rather unmarked envelopes tell you where? twitter.com/LibPressSec/st… #PCloadLetter— Saskboy K. (@saskboy) June 11, 2014 (PC Load Letter is from printer displays of the past, and the comedy Office Space. It indicates the paper tray is empty. It was the best pun I could come
Continue readingTrashy's World: Stuff that can influence voter turnout
(1) Trashy, Ottawa, Ontario
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